A History of the World in 50 PiecesMusic transports us and defines us. As a form of expression, it has been passed down through oral tradition, musical notation and recordings in a chain of connection that spans the globe, across the millennia. 'A History of the World in 50 Pieces' follows that chain, collating 50 examples of classical music that reflect our changing politics, social structures and technological development, and how composers, musicians and listeners have shaped those

It takes effort to remain truly human in the age of the Machine

austere woman whose glare leaves Liddy unsettled

Scott subsequently found himself at the centre of a major political scandal and became an unlikely queer icon

'Midnight in Cairo' tells the captivating story of Egypt's interwar nightlife and entertainment industry through the lives of its most pioneering women

in the village of Marigold on top of a hill

Most of the characters in this book are his patients

as a semi-finalist and Grand-Slam winner ranked No 3 in the world

Whisked away to the enchanted Castle Severi

Leigh-Anne shares her journey from growing up in a mixed-race family in Britain to taking the pop world by storm

At their host's request

Dudley Clarke set out to do it on a scale no one had imagined before

aged twenty-five